FOUR SEASONS IN THE EAST VILLAGE Cityscape paintings of local scenes by Patricia Melvin are on display at the Crooked Tree Creperie, 110 St. Marks Place, (between 1st Avenue and Avenue A.) 212-533-3299. Thru August.

FOOD FOR LIFE AT WFC Photo exhibit on hunger at the World Financial Center. The photographs by James Mollison tell the stories of people around the world caught in humanitarian crises and how, thanks to WFP Food aid, they endure and build new lives. Sponsored by United Colors of Benetton and the World Food Program. Courtyard Gallery, thru Aug. 22.

BISSINGER AT WESTBETH Pictured above is a photograph by Westbeth resident Karl Bissinger, taken in Morocco in 1955. It is of the crenellated adobe walls of the Glaouis Summer Palace. Part of the Summer-Light Show at the Westbeth Gallery, 155 Bank St. 212-989-4650. Opens July 24 and runs thru Aug. 29.

STARS/STRIPES exhibit on display at Broadway Windows, Broadway at East 10th St. The work of Village sculptor Bates Wilson. Pictured above is Firefighters Memorial Flag. Thru July 5. 212-998-5751.

ON VIEW AT SALMAGUNDI In Harbor, by Siguard Skou, just one of the paintings on display at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave.

SHABBAT IN THE MISSISSIPI DELTA - Shalom YAll a new exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, tells the story of the Southern Jewish experience through 44 black-and-white photographs by Bill Aron. Above, a table set for the traditional Shabbat meal overlooks a field of cotton in Cary, Mississippi. Opens June 7 and runs thru Sept. 13. Special event, Mon, June 7 at 7:30: Aron and partner, Vicki Reikes Fox, will discuss their 10-year collaboration researching southern Jewish life. 36 Battery Place, 646-437-4200, www.mjhnyc.org.

EXHIBIT AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN Featuring the work of Judith Lowry, whose piece, Welgatims Song, is pictured above. June 5 - August 29. Opening reception June 3 at 5 p.m. 1 Bowling Green. 212-514-3743

MAGNUM PHOTOS OF NEW YORK SUBWAYS on display at Grand Central Terminal. Includes works by photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Inge Morath. Lower level dining concourse.

JEFFREY REED Exhibits at the George Billis Gallery. 511 West 25th St., 212-645-2621. Thru June 12.

PHOTO EXHIBIT OF FEMALE ATHLETES on display at the World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery. Pictured above is the United States womens 4x100 meters relay team. From left: Inger Miller, Gail Devers, Chryste Gaines and Gwen Torrence laugh during their victory lap after winning the gold at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Exhibit runs April 15 thru June 6. Free. 212-945-0505 or www.worldfinancialcenter.com.

TRIBECA ART WALK See the studios and meet the artists on the annual Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour (TOAST) to be held Sat., Sun and Mon., April 24-26, 1 pm to 6 pm each day. Participants work is currently on display in a picture window of New York Law School, 47 Worth St. Beginning April 17, ongoing slide show of art work will run continuously each night at Franklin Station Café, 222 West Broadway at Franklin St. Pictured above is LGA to BHM a photograph by Angelique LeDoux.

SCOUTING IN CHINATOWN In a neighborhood as diverse as Chinatown, the Boys, Girls and Cub Scouts of America played a pivotal role in introducing immigrant children to American society during the early half of the 20th Century. Be Prepared: Scouting in New York Chinatown is the new exhibit at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas. Includes images from 1918 through the 1940s. Above: Portrait of Troop 50, February 1918. 70 Mulberry St, 2nd Floor 212-619-4785.

NYPDs FIRST WOMEN ON PATROL are being honored at the police museum. Among the many exhibits is a uniform and artifact display illustrating the transformation of uniforms from policewoman to the gender-neutral, female police officer of today. 100 Old Slip, 212-480-3100, www.nycpolicemuseum.org

KRAPPY KAMERAS AT TRIBECAS SOHO PHOTO GALLERY The annual exhibit features images produced using equipment from the lowest end of the technological scale. Demonstrates how artists can use any piece of equipment to create engaging photographs. Soho Photo Gallery is now in Tribeca at 15 White St., 212-226-8571, www.sohophoto.com

WOMENS HISTORY MONTH AT POLICE MUSEUM The New York City Police Museum presents Women on Patrol, an exhibit exploring the 1970s, when female police officers achieved equality among the ranks. Opens Thurs., March 4, 100 Old Slip, four blocks south of South Street Seaport. 212-480-3100, www.nycpolicemuseum.org.

The American indian community house, 708 Broadway, 2nd fl., Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-598-0100, x240: E-Motion, group exhibition, through July 3.

Artists space, 38 Greene St., 3rd fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-226-3970: Repeat Performance, group exhibit of artists who use others work as a starting point for their own process, through July 3.

Cooper union, Foundation Building, 3rd Ave. at E. 7th St., Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat., noon-5 p.m., 212-353-4232: End of the year show, featuring students work from all disciplines in one exhibition, through June 19.

Deitch projects, 76 Grand St., Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-343-7300: Global Village Idiot, new work by JOHN KESSLER, through June 5.

Denise bibro fine art, 529 W. 20th St., 4th fl., call for hours, 212-647-7030: Works from the Scott Collection, paintings by WILLIAM SCOTT, through June 5; Staying on Point, group exhibition of figure drawings, through June 5; Drawing Survey, recent works by EUNICE AGAR, June 8-July 3.

Gallery 438, Seward Park High School, 350 Grand St., call for hours or appointment, 917-562-8468: Toil, Sweat & Tears: Immigrant Women at Work on the Lower East Side, student-curated group exhibit, through June 30.

Location one, 26 Greene St., Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-334-3347: Artists in residence group exhibition, various work in this third annual show, May 28-June 30.

The lower east side tenement museum, 91 Orchard St., call for hours, 212-431-0233: Eat/Live/Work/Pray, installation on the history of the Lower East Side by ADAM LUBINSKY & GARY STOLTZ, through June 12.

SALMAGUNDI CLUB, 47 Fifth Ave., daily, 1-5 p.m., 255-7740: An American Institution, great American paintings from the Clubs permanent collection, through May 30; Call for current exhibition information.

Washington square outdoor art exhibit, streets surrounding Washington Square Park, call for hours, 212-982-6255: May 29-31 & June 5-6-Annual art exhibit turns Greenwich Village into an open-air art gallery, 74th annual year, on view on University Place from 12th to 3rd St. and Washington Place from Washington Sq. E. to Mercer St., call for more details.